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108 āļāļĩāđāļāđāļ āļāļāļĨ CHAPTER XV A REBELLIOUS AND PREJUDICED PRISONER Captain Battleton returned the pressure as heartily as it had been given, and departed from the gunboat. The commander gave the order to the first lieutenant to get under way; and the fasts were cast off from the flag-ship. The Bronx backed away from her, came about, and was ready to proceed on her voyage to the destination as yet unknown on board of her. "I have my commission as a lieutenant, and my orders to take passage in the Vernon, and to take command of the Bronx on my arrival at the station of the Eastern Gulf squadron," said Corny, as he pulled a huge envelope from his breast pocket; and Christy could not but notice the perfect confidence with which he spoke. The dishes rattled for a moment, and then the fugitive heard the step and the voice of Dave in the stateroom. "I am afraid he is fond of whiskey, though I do not know that he is."